Southold Town Historic Preservation Commission Archives

08.01.2023 Community

Cutchogue barn nominated for historic registry dates to 1860

Some property owners might let an old barn at the back of their property rot. Others might just knock it down. But for the Smyth family, a 19th-century barn...

06.12.2019 Government

Historic Preservation Commission denies proposed teardown of historic Orient home

A year-old application for the proposed “teardown” of an Orient home, which garnered much public attention due to its location in Orient’s historic district, was denied May 21 by...

10.13.2017 Government

Request to preserve Plum Island lighthouse, Fort Terry

Members of Southold’s Historic Preservation Commission are requesting the town designate the Plum Island lighthouse and Fort Terry as town landmarks to put pressure on the federal government to...

03.04.2017 Videos

2016 Public Servant of the Year: Jim Grathwohl

Tourists may know Southold Town for its wineries, open fields and beaches, but equally important are the historic buildings dotting the landscape. Southold’s dozens of registered historic structures help...

11.22.2016 Government

Should Southold use CPF program for historic home incentives?

As Southold Town uses its Community Preservation Fund to buy land and development rights for open space, some people are asking why that money can’t also be spent on a $1,000 annual bonus...

01.16.2014 Government

Residents rally against proposed cellphone tower

A plan to install a cellphone tower behind Southold Town Hall — and amend the town code to permit that — is drawing heat from residents who fear more...

07.19.2013 News

Future of Sacred Heart Church still in doubt

More than seven months after the Diocese of Rockville Centre ordered Sacred Heart Parish Church in Cutchogue to close its doors the future of the property remains unclear. “We’ve...

07.18.2013 News

Historic zone could be extended from Laurel to Orient

Southold Town’s Historic Preservation Commission hopes to add some of Southold’s oldest structures to the state Register of Historic Places — and eventually the national register — by extending...

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